Summary: A group of nineteen manatees was freed after being stuck in a 36-inch storm drain early Tuesday morning. The chief of Florida's Satellite Beach Fire Department, Don Hughes, confirmed to NBC News that all of the manatees were safely rescued without much harm after the 10-hour rescue mission was over. 60 responders were dispatched after the call came in Monday, 4:00 pm. The last manatee was freed 2:00 am Tuesday. Hughes says that the pod must have swam into the drain searching for warmer waters when they got stuck. They were released into a local lagoon after being freed.
Analysis: It's good that we have organizations like this that are able to go in and saved trapped animals! And the fact that they worked from 4 pm to 2 am trying to free them is amazing. I'm glad that the manatees are safe now and that they were unharmed.
Source: http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/19-manatees-rescued-storm-drain-satellite-beach-florida-n311506
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